One flash of light. One moment of silence. And the world as we know it ends.
In Dies the Fire, S. M. Stirling launches the Emberverse saga with a chilling what-if: what if every piece of modern technology suddenly stopped working? No electricity. No engines. No gunpowder. Civilization crumbles overnight.
Pilot Mike Pound crash-lands in the Idaho wilderness, forced to lead survivors through a landscape that’s turned primitive and brutal. In Oregon, folk singer Juniper McKenzie retreats to her family’s cabin, rallying a community of farmers and fighters determined to rebuild.
But not everyone wants peace. As warlords rise and chaos spreads, Mike and Juniper must choose—survive, or lead a new world into battle.
An epic post-apocalyptic tale of resilience, reinvention, and the fight for civilization’s soul.
